Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
July 1, 2022
Submitted
July 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428WN
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
29844
Aircraft time
66,134 hours, 39,057 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert. Stab.
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

VERTICAL FIN LEADING EDGE RIB #15 CRACKED / [01] EVALUATED CRACK AT VERTICAL FIN L/E RIB #15 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS NO CRACKS ALLOWED IAW B 737-7 SRM 55-30-09-1A-1;[02] FABRICATED NEW VERTICAL FIN RIB IAW B 737-7 SRM 55-30-09-01-1 DWG.176A1410 ID 0002 REV:D;[03] LATE ENTRY REMOVED CRACKED RIB #15 FROM VERTICAL FIN JOB ACCOMPLISHED BY VICENTE FRANCO #1659 IAW B 737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-02;[04] CORRECTION FOR STEP #2 TO ALSO READ FABRICATED NEW VERTICAL FIN RIB IAW B 737-7 SRM 55-30-09-01-1 DWG.176A1410 ID 0002 REV:D WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY VICENTE FRANCO #1659;[05] LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW RIB IAW B-737-7 SRM 51-40-05-0G-0;[06] VERIFIED STEP 1 - 5.;[07] PERFORMED HARDNESS TEST PER BAC5946 HARDNESS IS 57. REQ. IS 57-83.5 TEMPER DETERMINED IS T42. TOOL USED B/C 170035.;[08] PERFORMED CONDUCTIVITY TEST PER BAC5946; SPEC. RANGE IS 28.5 TO 32% IACS. CONDUCTIVITY READING IS 32% IACS. TOOL USED NORTEC 600 B/C 166316; CAL DUE DATE 10/22.;[09] REF STEP 7. - CAL DUE DATE OF HARDNESS TESTER IS 05/23.;[10] OK TO TREAT AND PRIME;[11] TREATED AND PRIMED RIB AT VERTICAL FIN L/E RIB # 15 IAW B737 AMM 51-21-41-370-803 AND AMM 51-21-72-370-803.;[12] VALIDATED STEP 11<BR><BR>OK TO INSTALL;[13] INSTALLED NEW VERTICAL STABILIZER RIB #15 IAW B 737-7 SRM 51-40-02-0G-0;[14] ALL STEPS C/W.;[15] [FINAL] VALIDATED STEP 13 & 14

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